President Barack Obama signs the heath care bill, which did not include a single-payer option, on Tuesday, March 23, 2010, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (J. Scott Applewhite/ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Minnesota still working on a single-payer health care option
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Supporters of a single-payer health care option say for the first time, single-payer has a real chance of becoming law in Minnesota. Two out of three DFL gubernatorial candidates support the idea of single-payer health care, but its costs and benefits remain to be evaluated.
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Sen. John Marty: (DFL-Roseville), Minnesota State Senator and chair of of the Health, Housing and Family Security Committee in the Minnesota Senate.
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Stephen Parente: Academic Director, Medical Industry Leadership Institute, University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management.
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